Owar Surname
Approximately 4,739 people bear this surname
Owar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4,668 | 1:20,897 | 2,688 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Owar (2,091) may also be a first name.
Owar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owar occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Owar is the 99,794th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,537,781 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Owar reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Owar is also the 164,606th most frequently occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 2,091 people.
Owar is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 4,668 people, or 1 in 20,897. Beside Ethiopia Owar is found in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 0 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Owar
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